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Month: May 2016

The East Coast Super League have announced that their charity All-Star game will be held at the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink on 30 July 2016. This years event will see proceeds go to the beyondblue charity.

Round 6 of the 2016 Australian Ice Hockey League season has finished with wins for the Melbourne Mustangs, Sydney Bears, CBR Brave, Perth Thunder and Sydney Ice Dogs. The Melbourne Ice remain on top of the standings, three points clear of the second placed Thunder. Next week all eight teams are in action across eight games.

Round 11 of the 2016 East Coast Super League season has finished with wins for the Blueline Bombers and Sydney Sting, while the Newcastle North Stars and the Reach Rebels played out a two-all draw. The Rebels remain on top of the standings, three points clear of the second placed North Stars. Next week consists of only one game with the Bombers hosting the Sting in Liverpool.

CBR Brave
– The Brave have announced the signing of defenceman Jan Safar for the remainder of the 2016 season. Safar spent the 2015 season playing for the Newcastle North Stars where he recorded 57 points in 30 games.

CBR Brave
– The Brave have re-signed defenceman Matt Harvey for his third AIHL season and is expected to join the club in early June. Harvey first joined the Brave in 2014 and has so far recorded 40 points in 40 games across his two seasons.

Blueline Bombers
– Head coach Matthew Adams and general manager Trent Brown have stepped down from their positions at the Blueline Bombers for undisclosed reasons. Following the resignations the Bombers have appointed Les Adams as the new head coach and Richard Knott the new general manager.

Round 10 of the 2016 East Coast Super League season has finished with wins for the Sydney Sting and Reach Rebels. The Rebels remain on top of the standings, three points clear of the second placed North Stars. Next week all five teams are in action across three games.

Round 5 of the 2016 Australian Ice Hockey League season has finished with wins for the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, Perth Thunder and the Sydney Ice Dogs. The Ice remain on top of the standings, five points clear of the second placed Thunder. Next week all eight teams are in action across eight games.

2016 All-Star Weekend
– The AIHL have released the preliminary rosters for the upcoming 2016 AIHL All-Star Weekend. The event is scheduled to take place at the Penrith Ice Palace on 11 June and 12 June with the two teams captained by Michael Schlamp and Matt Armstrong. For more information including the list of players see the announcement from the league.

Newcastle North Stars
– The North Stars have announced that defender David Ferrari has signed with Dunedin Thunder of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League for the 2016 season. Ferrari will continue with the North Stars until the end of May before departing for the start of the New Zealand season in June. He is however expected to return to the North Stars lineup for the 2017 AIHL season. For more information see the announcement from the club.

Perth Thunder
– The Thunder have announced that captain Sam Wilson is expected to miss six weeks after suffering a break in his arm in last weekends double header against the CBR Brave. Andrew Cox will take over the captaincy in his absence while Anthony Nottle will fill his place in the lineup. The injury will mean that Wilson will miss his first AIHL game since the Thunder joined the league in 2012. For more information see the club announcement.
– Fellow defender Per Daniel Goransson has also been placed on the injury list due to a slight muscle tear. He is expected to return to the lineup for the double header in Perth against the Melbourne Ice.

Round 4 of the 2016 Australian Ice Hockey League season has finished with wins for the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, Adelaide Adrenaline, Perth Thunder and Melbourne Mustangs. The Ice remain on top of the standings, five points clear of the second placed Thunder. Next week all eight teams are in action across seven games with the second Melbourne derby kicking off the action on Thursday.

This round also marks the AIHL’s return to Queensland since the departure of the Blue Tongues with the Sydney Bears hosting the Melbourne Ice in the Brisbane Battle double header.